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Rufus "Speedy" Jones (May 27, 1936 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz drummer from Charleston, South Carolina. Starting out on trumpet, Jones switched to drums at the age of 13. He worked with Lionel Hampton in 1954 before being drafted.
Drummer Rufus "Speedy" Jones led a quintet in the period 1963–64; this led to the recording of Five on Eight. [1] The album was produced by Elliot Mezer. [2]
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1990s.
This is a list of American jazz drummers.Jazz drummers play percussion (predominantly the drum set) in jazz, jazz fusion, and other jazz subgenres such as latin jazz.The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 1900s, influenced by jazz at large and the individual drummers within it.
Rufus Jones (actor) (born 1975), English actor, comedian and writer Rufus Jones (athlete) (born 1976), Grenadian Olympic sprinter Rufus "Speedy" Jones (1936–1990), American jazz drummer
Jones, the son of Count Basie and Duke Ellington jazz drummer Rufus "Speedy" Jones, served 22 years in prison before winning an early release that legal experts noted Young's reporting played a role in bringing attention to the case, contributing to its eventual resolution.
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